World War II Honoree

Charles W. Fillmore

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Honored By

Charles W. Fillmore

NAVY AMPHIBIOUS STANDARD LANDING CRAFT UNIT 30. STANDBY TROOPS AT SAIPAN, BEACHHEAD LANDINGS ON GUAM JULY 21, 1944. DISMISSED OUR UNIT AFTER 1 YEAR, PUT US IN NAVAL OPERATIONS. HAULED AIRPLANES FOR 15 MONTHS, ON GUAM. TRAINED US FOR 2 WEEKS ON LCM FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN, WE WERE SCHEDULED TO LAND AT HONSHU, JAPAN. I WAS ON 5 DIFFERENT SHIPS, ALWAYS TRAVELED ON ARMY TROOP SHIPS, THE USS MONTICELLO TO NEW CALEDONIA. TO NEW HEBRIDES, MERCHANT MARINE SHIP TO GUADALCANAL AND TULAGI, THEN THE CARTER HALL LSD 3 FOR THE INVASION OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS; THE USS GRAFTON APA-109 BACK TO THE STATES.